Student of life misused Bitcoins site (12)

I believe the answer is:

bioscientist

'student of life' is the definition.
(someone studying the science of life)

'misused bitcoins site' is the wordplay.
'misused' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bitcoins'+'site'='bitcoinssite'
'bitcoinssite' is an anagram of 'BIOSCIENTIST'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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